La Celestina (1996)

The young nobleman Calisto falls in love with Melibea, the daughter of a rich merchant. Calisto's servant Sempronio suggests they get the sorceress Celestina to further the romance. However... See full summary »

Director:

Gerardo Vera

Writers:

Fernando de Rojas (novel), Rafael Azcona (adaptation),

Stars:

Penélope Cruz, Terele Pávez, Juan Diego Botto

4 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Penélope Cruz	...	Melibea (as Penelope Cruz)
Terele Pávez	...	Celestina (as Terele Pavez)
Juan Diego Botto	...	Calisto
Maribel Verdú	...	Areusa (as Maribel Verdu)
Jordi Mollà	...	Pármeno (as Jordi Molla)
Nancho Novo	...	Sempronio
Nathalie Seseña	...	Lucrecia
Carlos Fuentes	...	Sosia
Candela Peña	...	Elicia
Anna Lizaran	...	Alisa (as Ana Lizaran)
Sergio Villanueva	...	Tristán
Ángel de Andrés López	...	Centurio (as Angel de Andres Lopez)
Lluís Homar	...	Pleberio (as Lluis Homar)
Ana Risueño	...	Poncia
Rodrigo García	...	Crito (as Rodrigo Garcia)

Storyline

The young nobleman Calisto falls in love with Melibea, the daughter of a rich merchant. Calisto's servant Sempronio suggests they get the sorceress Celestina to further the romance. However Calisto's other servant Parmeno is suspicious of Celestina, as he knows about her tricks. After Celestina convinces Melibea of Calisto's love and arranges a brief clandestine meeting between them, Calisto gives Celestina a valuable chain of gold. Both servants are not satisfied with the whores supplied by Celestina and demand more from her, thus setting off a dramatic sequence of events.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | male nudity | nobility | lesbian subtext | bare breasts | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

8 November 1996 (Spain)

Filming Locations:

Cáceres, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

ESP 250,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lolafilms, Sociedad General de Televisión (Sogetel), Canal+ España

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Carmen Maura was the first choice for the title role of Celestina

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Connections

Version of Los libros: La Celestina (1974)

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Soundtracks

"Concertino en La menor"
By Salvador Bacarisse (as S. Bacarisse)
Arrangements by Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes with the Orquesta Filarmonía de España
Conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (as Frühbeck de Burgos)
Permission by Columbia with the authorization of BMG Ariola, S.A.

User Reviews

Not that bad.

If you like Penélope Cruz or Juan Diego Botto, don't ever watch this film. Possibly it is their worst interpretation. But La Celestina is more than these two players. All the supporting actors and actresses make a really good job, and it is always a pleasure to see Terele Pávez playing. The setting is good, the dresses are quite correct and the adaptation of this difficult book (novel or theater play or whatever the critics decide it will be) is, at least, acceptable.